Project Gutenberg 2020-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 170 Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall) 1868 1938 Lucas, Edward Verrall Lucas, E.V. 24006738 Advisory Ben: A Story Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Advisory Ben: A Story" by E. V. Lucas is a fiction work written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Benita Staveley, nicknamed Ben, a practical and resilient young woman who finds herself navigating life after her father's remarriage and her own independence. The story explores themes of personal growth, service, and the dynamics of family relationships in a rapidly changing society. The opening of the story introduces Ben, a 22-year-old woman characterized by her decisive and proactive nature, in contrast to the more idle or reactive personalities around her. With her father recently remarried, Ben decides to leave home to establish herself as an independent woman, aiming to start a domestic agency called "The Beck and Call." The chapter details her ambition to provide varied services to clients, reflecting her resourcefulness and adaptability. As she discusses her plans with friends and family, we see the challenges she faces, including skepticism from her father and sisters about her unconventional career path, which sets the stage for her journey of self-discovery and the endeavors that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Fiction Families -- Fiction London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Business enterprises -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 315791 2025-06-25T07:42:35.569113 text/html 300045 2024-10-18T07:23:38 text/html 457047 2025-06-25T07:42:40.793124 application/epub+zip 459277 2025-06-25T07:42:36.516096 application/epub+zip 176787 2025-06-25T07:42:36.024106 application/epub+zip 582474 2025-06-25T07:42:44.160032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534694 2025-06-25T07:42:40.281095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252867 2022-09-28T16:49:23.349306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279998 2023-09-27T07:57:15.848433 text/plain 259909 2024-10-18T07:23:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16594 2025-06-25T07:42:44.405026 application/rdf+xml 16290 2025-06-25T07:42:36.129087 image/jpeg 2269 2025-06-25T07:42:36.076060 image/jpeg 401525 2025-06-25T07:42:35.609073 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia